Total Crime Rate

148.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 148.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 54.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 28.4 7/10
  • Other theft 26.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Usk Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Pillgwenlly , and the 24th highest crime rate of 501 local areas in Newport .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Usk Way (NP20 2SS) in the last 12 months was 148.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% higher than the Pillgwenlly average (92.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 54.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Usk Way (NP20 2SS), the main crime hotspot is near Watch House Parade. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Usk Way area

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Data Sources

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